A Turkish Version of the School Social Behavior Scales (SSBS)

Autor/in	Yukay-Yuksel, Muge
Titel	A Turkish Version of the School Social Behavior Scales (SSBS)
Quelle	In: Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 9 (2009) 3, S.1633-1645 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-0485
Schlagwörter	Social Behavior; Linguistics; Sociometric Techniques; Predictive Validity; Test Reliability; Likert Scales; Statistical Significance; Foreign Countries; Interpersonal Competence; Preschool Children; Elementary School Students; Interpersonal Relationship; Factor Analysis; Test Validity; Psychometrics; Translation; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Linguistik; Soziometrie; Testreliabilität; Likert-Skala; Ausland; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Faktorenanalyse; Testvalidität; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Türkei
Abstract	Intended to enhance social skills instruction in Turkey, the present study highlights the process and outcome of creating a Turkish-language version of the School Social Behavior Scales (SSBS), originally developed by Merrell (1993). The social skills of the Turkish pre-and elementary school students were based on the Likert scale. The analyses of the data obtained from 467 students and their teachers were carried out on the linguistic equivalency, item-total and item-remainder analyses, confirmatory factor analyses, criterion validity, and reliability analyses of the Turkish conversion of the SSBS. The results of the analyses of linguistic equivalency reflected significance for each item of p less than 0.001. A level of significance of p less than 0.001 was found by means of the item-total, item-remainder, and discrimination analyses. Reliability values ranging between r=0.91 and r=0.98 were obtained by the Cronbach coefficient alpha, Spearman Brown, and Guttman Split-Half techniques. These reliability coefficients display a similarity with those for the original version. The data obtained by means of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY) and sociometric technique were evaluated and found to bear statistical significance (p less than 0.05). Based on the findings, it may be stated that the Turkish conversion of the SSBS may be used with Turkish samples and that it is a valid and reliable measurement tool. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10